Puttalam District

Puttalam District
—  Administrative District  —
Map of Sri Lanka with Puttalam District highlighted
Coordinates:
Country  Sri Lanka
Province North Western Province
Created
Government
 • District Secretary
Area
 • Total 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-62

Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi). Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The district capital is Puttalam, which borders the Kala Oya and Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam is well known for its picturesque lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities. The town of Kalpitiya, and the Kalpitiya Peninsula, is located in this district.

See also

Central (Kandy • Matale • Nuwara Eliya) · Eastern (Ampara • Batticaloa • Trincomalee) · North Central (Anuradhapura • Polonnaruwa) · Northern (Jaffna • Kilinochchi • Mannar • Mullaitivu • Vavuniya) · North Western (Kurunegala • Puttalam) · Sabaragamuwa (Kegalle • Ratnapura) · Southern (Galle • Hambantota • Matara) · Uva (Badulla • Moneragala) · Western (Colombo • Gampaha • Kalutara)